Now you see BM, this is exactly...or one of...the reason/s I couldn't do what you're doing.
I wanted/ed a classic to show,but I wanted it now, not in a couple of years time when it's completed.
Apart from not having the expertise to take on such a task, I haven't got the time, and I CERTAINLY haven't got the patience either.
I'd probably have launched your project off the Pier 'ed withing 6 weeks of starting.
No disrespect intended whatsover, and I thouroughly admire your dedication and patience.
You will be rightly proud of your project once completed...summat I'll never achieve.